What back-up band did you see that blew away the Headlining Act?

wayne3burk
wayne3burk Posts: 939
edited January 2011 in The Clubhouse
I can think of 2....

Queen Playing opening act to Mott the Hoople....

ZZ Top playing before Lynard Skynard (although thats a pretty close call)

1973 and 74 respectively

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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited January 2011
    Cinderella opening for Def Leopard in '87.
    Type O Negative before Ozzy, 21 BIG drum salute.
    Freakin awsome!:biggrin:
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited January 2011
    pat martino opening for al dimeola!:eek:

    oh yeah, pat blew him away in a very understated style...dimeola had a lot of pyrotechnics and choreography. after awhile he started repeating himself..pat martino is bad-****!


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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited January 2011
    Fabulous Thunderbirds opened for Bonnie Raitt at Wolftrap in Virginia! No "blowing away" but both gave top bill quality shows!:biggrin:
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,182
    edited January 2011
    .38 Special opened for Journey in 1978 I think. We never heard of .38 Special before and we thought about not showing up at the concert until just before Journey took the stage.
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited January 2011
    Molley Hatchet opening for ac\dc on the Highway to hell tour ....They had so many guitarist's they had 5 guitar solo's for every song :wink: but ac\dc kicked butt also....so much so our gang went to seem them in Dallas that very next week after seeing them in Odessa

    Burning Brides opening for Audio Slave...Burning Brides rocked the house & a 3 piece band none the less
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2011
    Hendrix opened for the Monkees in 67--whadda' you think was the better act:rolleyes:
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  • sandworms
    sandworms Posts: 1,043
    edited January 2011
    stevie ray vaughn opened for the stones, had no idea how good this guy was untill I saw him in person
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,220
    edited January 2011
    Metallica opening for OZZY in 85 I think
    Motley Crue opening for OZZY in 83 I think

    Back when both these bands were raw Metal and tore up the stage..Ozzy and no chance..
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2011
    Screaming Trees opened for Soul Asylum. It totally made them uneccesary and Dave Pirner was not pleased so he walked off stage after about 4 songs....total **** bag.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited January 2011
    Stevie Ray Vaughan opening for Bryan Adams. :rolleyes:
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited January 2011
    nap wrote: »
    Stevie Ray Vaughan opening for Bryan Adams. :rolleyes:

    He He ,no contest.
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  • LessisNevermore
    LessisNevermore Posts: 1,519
    edited January 2011
    Tesla, on their first tour, opening for David Lee Roth.
    Queensryche (Operation: Mindcrime) opening for Metallica.

    Best last-minute substitution: Opening for Iron Maiden....supposed to be Guns N Roses, the replacement? Megadeth. Not bad for a $10 concert ticket.:cool:
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,899
    edited January 2011
    I saw Led Zeppelin in 1969 on their first American tour when they opened for Country Joe and the Fish at the Fillmore (Carousel Ballroom) in San Francisco.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2011
    dragon1952 wrote: »
    I saw Led Zeppelin in 1969 on their first American tour when they opened for Country Joe and the Fish at the Fillmore (Carousel Ballroom) in San Francisco.

    WOW and your old.
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,411
    edited January 2011
    free tickets from work, around 1989, Bangles opened for George Michael, the Bangles killed compared to GM
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  • emoxley
    emoxley Posts: 205
    edited January 2011
    Steely Dan was warm up band for Savoy Brown. No One had ever heard of Steely Dan, and they blew everyone away. Not long afterward, their first album came out, and the rest is history.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited January 2011
    emoxley wrote: »
    Steely Dan was warm up band for Savoy Brown. No One had ever heard of Steely Dan, and they blew everyone away. Not long afterward, their first album came out, and the rest is history.

    Damn! you need a crutch?
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  • BuckeyeTim
    BuckeyeTim Posts: 483
    edited January 2011
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    Metallica opening for OZZY in 85 I think
    Motley Crue opening for OZZY in 83 I think

    Back when both these bands were raw Metal and tore up the stage..Ozzy and no chance..

    I was thinking of the exact same concert...Metallica/Ozzy. What was it?...Ultimate Sin...if I remember right. Had 5th row floor seats midstage, back when the Cleveland Colliseum still existed.
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited January 2011
    Heart Opening for Bachman Turner Overdrive on the Dreamboat Annie tour. Incredible way back then.

    Johnny Winter opening for April Wine. Not even close.
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  • avelanchefan
    avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
    edited January 2011
    Metallica opening for Guns and Roses during the Stadium tour they did.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited January 2011
    hoosier21 wrote: »
    free tickets from work, around 1989, Bangles opened for George Michael, the Bangles killed compared to GM

    I don't think I would admit I went to see a George Michael concert. :eek: Just kidding. :biggrin:
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2011
    he,he,, you might wanna' delete Russ's post--George Michael,,say it ain't so,, wife make you go?:wink:
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited January 2011
    Soundgarden opening for Guns-n-Roses.Axl was on the rag as usual and sucked their show up bad.Garden rocked the house,been a fan ever since.
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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,642
    edited January 2011
    Iron Maiden opening as the third on the bill to Point Blank and 38 Special back in 1982.
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    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,712
    edited January 2011
    dragon1952 wrote: »
    I saw Led Zeppelin in 1969 on their first American tour when they opened for Country Joe and the Fish at the Fillmore (Carousel Ballroom) in San Francisco.

    Montrose opening for .... Joe Walsh (?) in San Francisco in 73. Can't remember the headliner, but the first 4 notes of "Rock the Nation" and it was all over but the shouting.

    BTW, dragon, you may know but I can't remember for the life of me if the concerts I saw from late 72 until 75 in San Francisco were at what we called Fillmore West or Bill Graham's Winterland.
    Memories a little fuzzy for some reason .... from the time we left TI and made it over the Bay Bridge was sort of ..... well ....... :redface:
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited January 2011
    TI = Treasure Island

    Sounds like a Navy gig to me
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,411
    edited January 2011
    nap wrote: »
    I don't think I would admit I went to see a George Michael concert. :eek: Just kidding. :biggrin:
    george daniel wrote: »
    he,he,, you might wanna' delete Russ's post--George Michael,,say it ain't so,, wife make you go?:wink:

    Like I said, I worked for CBS records, I assume tickets sells were low, because they gave free tickets to anyone that wanted to go, both acts were on CBS' lable, and yes, my GF at the time and wife now, wanted to see George Michael, I drank myself into a foggy haze and slept through George Michael, all I remember is Susanna Hoffs was hot
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,602
    edited January 2011
    Dio's Dream Evil tour in the 80's. Megadeth opened, I'd never heard of them prior to that show. But ohhhh man......:cool:
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,391
    edited January 2011
    hoosier21 wrote: »
    free tickets from work, around 1989, Bangles opened for George Michael, the Bangles killed compared to GM

    I hope you stayed out of the bathrooms.:rolleyes::tongue:
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited January 2011
    Savoy Brown opening for Steppenwolf in 77.
    Eric Burdon opening for Steppenwolf in 03.
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